6354.0 - Job Vacancies, Australia, Feb 2017 Quality Declaration 
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TABLES

1 Job Vacancies, States and territories
Original
Seasonally Adjusted
Trend
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Australia
Australia
Australia
JOB VACANCIES ('000)
2015
November
59.7
40.3
31.9
10.2
17.3
2.7
2.3
6.0
170.4
167.4
167.2
2016
February
65.3
47.3
26.0
9.8
15.5
2.5
2.6
4.8
173.8
172.9
170.4
May
68.1
39.7
23.0
8.7
15.5
1.9
2.3
4.9
164.1
169.8
173.3
August
69.4
45.3
28.9
9.6
17.5
1.9
2.4
4.7
179.7
178.0
177.0
November
69.0
45.4
33.6
9.6
17.7
2.0
2.7
5.7
185.8
182.4
181.6
2017
February
68.1
50.4
29.7
9.5
17.8
2.6
2.9
5.9
186.9
185.6
186.4
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2015
November
2.9
3.7
18.8
11.0
-15.6
14.9
-10.4
16.0
4.2
3.4
3.0
2016
February
9.3
17.4
-18.6
-4.0
-10.4
-7.8
13.9
-19.5
2.0
3.3
1.9
May
4.3
-16.1
-11.3
-11.0
-
-25.7
-12.5
2.5
-5.6
-1.8
1.7
August
2.0
14.1
25.4
9.9
12.9
1.3
8.3
-4.8
9.5
4.8
2.2
November
-0.7
0.3
16.4
0.5
1.0
4.7
12.2
20.9
3.4
2.5
2.6
2017
February
-1.3
10.8
-11.7
-1.1
0.7
31.9
7.0
3.3
0.6
1.8
2.6
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2015
February
11.0
38.2
-9.2
11.4
-14.9
32.7
-32.5
-3.2
6.3
6.3
6.8
2016
February
18.8
35.0
-1.8
17.8
-21.0
1.5
-9.0
66.3
13.9
13.5
11.7
2017
February
4.3
6.4
14.4
-2.7
14.8
4.0
13.7
21.8
7.5
7.3
9.4
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

2 Job Vacancies, Private Sector - States and territories
Original
Seasonally Adjusted
Trend
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Australia
Australia
Australia
JOB VACANCIES ('000)
2015
November
54.7
37.2
28.9
9.4
15.9
2.4
1.6
4.4
154.5
151.8
152.3
2016
February
60.2
44.1
23.2
9.1
14.3
2.2
2.0
3.4
158.6
157.4
154.6
May
62.5
36.3
19.9
7.8
14.3
1.6
1.8
3.4
147.6
153.3
156.8
August
64.1
41.2
25.7
8.7
16.0
1.6
2.1
3.1
162.5
160.7
160.0
November
63.3
41.2
30.5
8.6
16.2
1.7
2.2
4.3
168.0
165.0
164.1
2017
February
62.9
45.5
26.8
8.5
16.3
2.3
2.3
4.5
169.1
167.5
168.4
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2015
November
2.2
3.1
17.8
10.3
-15.8
16.3
-20.0
0.5
3.0
2.3
2.5
2016
February
10.1
18.4
-19.9
-3.0
-10.1
-6.8
26.0
-21.9
2.6
3.7
1.5
May
3.7
-17.8
-14.0
-13.8
-
-29.7
-12.5
0.2
-6.9
-2.6
1.4
August
2.6
13.5
29.0
11.1
11.8
4.3
14.9
-8.9
10.1
4.8
2.1
November
-1.2
-
18.7
-0.5
1.2
4.2
5.3
36.5
3.4
2.7
2.5
2017
February
-0.7
10.5
-12.2
-2.3
0.7
32.9
7.3
5.9
0.6
1.5
2.6
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2015
February
8.4
39.9
-11.6
12.4
-17.0
35.0
-44.0
-3.3
4.4
4.4
5.9
2016
February
19.8
35.3
-3.9
20.3
-21.7
2.0
-2.4
36.6
13.6
13.2
10.5
2017
February
4.5
3.2
15.7
-6.9
14.0
1.6
13.6
32.0
6.6
6.4
8.9
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

3 Job Vacancies, Public sector - States and territories
Original
Seasonally Adjusted
Trend
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Australia
Australia
Australia
JOB VACANCIES ('000)
2015
November
5.1
3.1
3.0
0.8
1.4
0.3
0.6
1.6
15.9
15.6
14.9
2016
February
5.1
3.2
2.8
0.7
1.2
0.3
0.5
1.4
15.2
15.5
15.9
May
5.6
3.4
3.1
0.9
1.2
0.3
0.5
1.5
16.5
16.5
16.5
August
5.3
4.1
3.2
0.9
1.5
0.3
0.4
1.6
17.2
17.3
17.0
November
5.7
4.3
3.1
1.0
1.5
0.3
0.6
1.4
17.7
17.4
17.6
2017
February
5.2
4.9
2.9
1.1
1.5
0.4
*0.6
1.3
17.8
18.1
18.0
CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER (%)
2015
November
11.1
11.1
29.6
18.6
-11.9
6.4
28.8
102.6
17.9
14.9
7.4
2016
February
0.4
4.5
-5.5
-14.8
-13.3
-14.7
-16.9
-12.8
-4.2
-0.5
6.7
May
10.6
6.0
11.2
24.8
-0.5
4.9
-12.5
8.1
8.4
6.4
4.0
August
-5.1
19.4
2.7
-0.8
26.1
-14.0
-17.4
4.7
4.3
4.7
3.2
November
6.1
3.5
-2.6
11.0
-1.0
8.0
49.2
-10.3
3.0
0.7
3.2
2017
February
-8.4
14.4
-6.8
9.9
0.8
25.5
5.7
-4.8
0.4
4.1
2.4
CHANGE FROM CORRESPONDING QUARTER OF PREVIOUS YEAR (%)
2015
February
49.0
19.0
25.8
1.7
31.0
17.8
65.1
-2.2
30.9
31.2
18.6
2016
February
8.1
31.1
19.4
-7.1
-11.9
-2.1
-27.8
260.6
16.7
16.5
24.6
2017
February
2.0
49.8
3.7
51.1
25.2
22.4
13.9
-3.4
16.9
16.7
13.4
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

4 Job Vacancies, Industry - Original
2015
2016
2017
November
February
May
August
November
February
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
'000
Mining
3.9
3.1
2.5
2.7
3.3
3.5
Manufacturing
8.7
9.1
10.7
7.7
8.7
10.6
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
1.0
*1.0
1.0
1.1
*0.9
*1.1
Construction
9.5
11.3
10.0
10.6
11.2
12.4
Wholesale trade
9.1
9.2
8.0
9.0
7.0
8.6
Retail trade
23.6
21.2
19.4
19.6
22.7
17.9
Accommodation and food services
17.9
19.2
13.1
16.6
16.0
17.8
Transport, postal and warehousing
*4.2
3.9
*4.3
3.7
*4.5
*4.4
Information media and telecommunications
2.1
1.7
2.2
3.2
*3.1
*2.5
Financial and insurance services
7.3
7.8
9.9
10.4
11.3
8.5
Rental, hiring and real estate services
*3.3
*4.3
*3.8
4.1
*4.0
*3.5
Professional, scientific and technical services
19.7
19.3
16.9
21.3
20.3
21.2
Administrative and support services
23.2
23.4
20.6
21.9
25.2
26.3
Public administration and safety
8.4
8.4
8.8
9.2
9.4
9.9
Education and training
5.0
5.9
6.5
6.6
*6.1
6.1
Health care and social assistance
16.0
15.9
18.1
20.9
19.9
20.6
Arts and recreation services
*2.9
*2.9
*2.6
*2.5
*3.2
*2.6
Other services
*4.8
*6.5
*5.6
*8.6
8.8
9.5
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution